Noun

(-)

Mankind; human beings as a group.

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* {{quote-magazine, date=2013-06-07, author=David Simpson

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The human condition or nature.

The quality of being benevolent.

Humane traits of character; humane qualities or aspects.

* 1851 , (Herman Melville), (Moby Dick) ,

Think of that; by that sweet girl that old man had a child: hold ye then there can be any utter, hopeless harm in Ahab? No, no, my lad; stricken, blasted, if he be, Ahab has his humanities !”

Noun

(en noun)

The act, or process of setting something up, or establishing something; the composition or structure of such a thing; its makeup.

* Sir J. Herschel

the physical constitution of the sun

The formal or informal system of primary principles and laws that regulates a government or other institutions.

* Macaulay

Our constitution had begun to exist in times when statesmen were not much accustomed to frame exact definitions.

A legal document describing such a formal system.

The general health of a person.

A person's physique or temperament.

* Story

Our constitutions have never been enfeebled by the vices or luxuries of the old world.

* Clarendon

He defended himself with less passion than was expected from his constitution .